Reduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose

Reduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose

Abstract Background To evaluate a reduced range CT protocol in patients with suspected acute appendicitis as compared to standard abdominal CT regarding diagnostic performance, effective radiation dose and organ doses. Methods In this study, we retrospectively included 90 patients (43 female, mean a...

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Main Authors: Dominik Zinsser, Michael Maurer, Phuong-Linh Do, Jakob Weiß, Mike Notohamiprodjo, Fabian Bamberg, Ahmed E. Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Subjects:
Appendicitis
Computed tomography
Scan range
Radiation dose
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-019-0304-x

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